Paphiopedilum Descriptions and Transfers

Subgenus Species var. / fma. Original Description Transferred To Current Status Notes
Parvisepalum armeniacum   Chen & Liu in Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 4(2): 163 (1982)  
fma. markii Gruss in Die Orchidee, 48(5): 215-216 (1997) Braem in Braem et al., The Genus Paphiopedilum, 1: 69 (1998) albino form
delenatii   Guillaumin in Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de France, 71: 548-558 (1924)  
fma. albinum Braem in Braem et al., The Genus Paphiopedilum, 1: 73 (1998)   albino form
fma. vinicolor Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana, 29: 4 (2007)   color form
emersonii   Koopowitz & Cribb in Orchid Advocate, 12(3): 84-86 (1986)  
fma. album Gruss & Petchleung in Die Orchidee, 53(2): 220 (2002) albino form, white petals and sepals, yellow staminode and lip
fma. luteum Braem in Australian Orchid Review, 66(1): 6 (2001) albino form, pure yellow flowers
hangianum   Perner & Gruss in Die Orchidee, 50, Beiheft 6: 3-7 (1999)  
fma. album Gruss & Petchleung in Die Orchidee, 53(3): 383-385 (2002)   albino form
malipoense   Chen & Tsi in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 22(2): 119-124 (1984)  
var. jackii Hua in Die Orchidee, 46(3): Back Cover (1995) Averyanov in Orchids, 66(2): 150-155 (1997)
fma. concolor Braem in Braem et al., The Genus Paphiopedilum, 1: 82 (1998)   albino form
var. jackii fma. virescens Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 52(1): 79 (2001) albino form
micranthum   Tang & Wang in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 1(1): 56 (1951)  
fma. glanzeanum Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, Beiheft 2: 16-24 (1994) Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana, 12: 60 (1999) albino form
vietnamense    Gruss & Perner in Die Orchidee, 50, Beiheft 5: 3-8 (1999)  
fma. album Gruss & Koopowitz in Orchid Digest, 72: 128 (2008)   albino form
 
Brachypetalum bellatulum   Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 3: 648 (1888) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 456 (1892)
fma. album Rolfe in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 17: 738 (1895) Braem in Braem et al., The Genus Paphiopedilum, 1: 97 (1998) albino form
concolor   Lindley ex Bateman in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 91, t. 5513 (1865) Pfitzer in Engler & Prantl, Die naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien, II, (6): 84 (1888)
var. longipetalum Rolfe in Orchid Review, 4: 54 (1896) Pfitzer in Engler, Das Pflanzenreich, IV, 50, Heft 12: 57 (1903)  
fma. sulphurinum Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 4: 264 (1888) Gruss in Die Orchidee 52(5): 575 (2001) albino form
godefroyae   Godefroy-Lebeuf in L'Orchidophile, 830 (1883) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 468 (1892)
fma. leucochilum Rolfe in Orchid Review, 2: 145-146 (1894) Braem & Chiron in Paphiopedilum, 104 (2003) color form
fma. album Gruss in Caesiana, 18: 31 (2001) albino form
niveum   Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, original series, 29: 1038 (1869) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 478 (1892)
fma. album auct. in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 9: 755 (1891) Gruss in Caesiana, 12: 57-65 (1999) albino form
thaianum Iamwiriyakul in Orchid Review, 114(1271): 278-281 (2006)    
 
Paphiopedilum barbigerum   Tang & Wang in Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping, Biological series, 10: 24 (1940)    
fma. aureum Hua in Orchids, 68(3): 242-243 (1999) Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana, 12: 59 (1999) albino form
charlesworthii   Rolfe in Orchid Review, 1: 303 (1893) Pfitzer in Engler, Botanische Jahrbucher, 19: 40 (1894)
fma. sandowiae Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, No. 36: 35-38 (1998)   albino form
coccineum Perner & Herrmann in Die Orchidee, 51(5): 622-624 (2000)    
druryi Beddome in Icones Plantarum Indiae orientalis, 23, t. 112 (1874) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 466 (1892)
exul   Ridley in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 10: 94 (1891) Rolfe in Orchid Review, 4: 364 (1896)
fma. aureum Rolfe in Orchid Review, 4: 162 (1896) Gruss e& Roellke in Die Orchidee, 51(4): 420 (2000)  
fairrieanum   Lindley in Gardener's Chronicle, original series, 17: 740 (1857) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 467 (1892)
fma. bohlmannianum Matho in Orchideenbrief 1(42): 1 (1942) Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, No. 36: 35-38 (1998) albino form
gratrixianum Masters (non Williams) in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 37: 76-77 (1905) Guillaumin in Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de France, 4th series, 24: 548-558 (1924)
helenae   Averyanov in Botanical Journal (St. Petersburg, Russia), 81(9): 108 (1996)  
fma. aureum Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 50: 2-3 (1999)   albino form
henryanum   Braem in Schlechteriana, Fascicle 1: 3-6 (3 September, 1987)  
fma. album Gruss in Caesiana, 18: 41 (2002)   albino form
fma. christae Braem in Schlechteriana, 2(4): 157-162 (1991) Gruss & Roeth, Caesiana 12: 62 (1999) color form
herrmannii Fuchs & Reisinger in Linzer Biologische Beitrage, 27(2): 1213-1215 (1995)  
hirsutissimum   Lindley ex Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 83: t. 4990 (1857) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 470 (1892)
var. esquirolei Schlechter in Fedde, Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis, Beihefte, 4: 39-40 (1919) Karasawa & Saito in Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden, No. 5: 1-69 (1982)
var. esquirolei fma. viride Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana, 12: 57-65 (1999)   albino form
var. chiwuanum Tang & Wang in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 1(1): 56 (1951) Cribb in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 140 (1987)
insigne   Wallich ex Lindley in Collectanea Botanica, tab 32 (1821) Pfitzer in Morphologische Studien uber die Orchideenbluthe, 11 (1886)
fma. sanderae Reichenbach fil. In Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 4: 692-693 (1888) Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana 12: 62 (1999) near-albino form
fma. sanderianum Rolfe in Orchid Review, 1: 145 (1893) Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana 12: 62 (1999) albino form
spicerianum   Masters & T. Moore in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 12:505 (1879) Pfitzer in Pringsheim, Jahrbcher fur wissenschaftliche Botanik, 19:164 (1888)
fma. immaculatum Braem in Braem et al., The Genus Paphiopedilum, 2: 270 (1999)   albino form
tigrinum   Koopowitz & Hasegawa in Orchid Advocate, 16(3): 76-79 (1990)  
fma. smaragdinum Liu & Chen in Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research, 21(6): 489 (2003) Gruss in Die Orchidee, 56(1): 71 (2005) albino form
tranlienianum   Gruss & Perner in Caesiana, 7(11): 63-73 (1998)  
fma. alboviride Gruss in Die Orchidee, 56(2): 70 (2005)   albino form
vejvarutianum Gruss & Roellke in Die Orchidee, 54: 59 (2003)    
villosum   Lindley in Gardener's Chronicle, original series, 14:135 (1854) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 490 (1892)
var. annamense Rolfe in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 133: t. 8126 (1907)   color form
var. boxallii Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 7: 367 (1877) Pfitzer in Engler & Prantl, Die naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien, II, (6): 83 (1888)  
fma. aureum Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, No. 36: 35-38 (1998)   albino form
 
Sigmatopetalum acmodontum Wood in Orchid Review, 84(1001): 350-351 (1976)  
appletonianum   Gower in The Garden, 43: 95 (1893) Rolfe in Orchid Review, 4: 364 (1896)
fma. album hort. ex Asher in Orchid Digest, 44: 227 (1980) Gruss in Die Orchidee 51(6): 746 (2000) albino form
var. hainanense Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 51(2): 69-70 (1987) Braem, Baker & Baker in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 2: 295 (1999)
argus Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, original series, 33: 608 (1873) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 453 (1892)
barbatum Lindley in Edwards's Botanical Register, 27: misc. page 53 (1841) Pfitzer in Pringsheim, Jahrbcher fur wissenschaftliche Botanik, 19:163 (1888)
bougainvilleanum Stiles & Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 35(4): 119-122 (1971)  
bullenianum   Reichenbach fil. in Botanische Zeitung, 23: 99 (1865) Pfitzer in Engler, Botanische Jahrbucher, 19: 40 (1894)
var. celebesense Fowlie & Birk in Orchid Digest, 44(1): 23-30 (1980) Cribb in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 167 (1987)
var. johorense Fowlie & Yap in Orchid Digest, 36(2): 72 (1972) Braem, Baker & Baker in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 2: 302 (1999)
callosum   Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 26: 326 (1886) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 457 (1892)
var. sublaeve Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 3: 331 (1888) Cribb in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 187 (1987)
var. potentianum Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana, 5: 39 (1995) Cribb in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 337 (1998)
var. viniferum Koopowitz & Hasegawa in Orchid Digest, 64(4): 148-151 (2000) Cavestro in Le Genre Paphiopedilum, 249 (2001) vinicolor form
fma. viridiflorum hort. in Journal Des Orchidees, 4: 48-51 (1893) Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana, 12: 60 (1999) albino form
ciliolare Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 18: 488 (1882)  
curtisii   Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 20: 8 (1883) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 464 (1892)
fma. sanderae Curtis in Gardeners' Magazine, new series 58: 303 (1915) Pearson in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 57: 338 (1915) albino form
dayanum Lindley in Gardener's Chronicle, original series, 20: 693 (1860) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 464 (1892)
fowliei   Birk in Orchid Digest, 45(2): 63-64 (1981)  
fma. christianae Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, 36: 35-38 (1998)   albino form
hennisianum   Wood in Orchid Review, 84(1001): 352 (1976) Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 41(2): 60-61 (1977)
fma. christiansenii Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 47(5): 234-236 (1996) Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana, 12: 57-65 (1999) albino form
hookerae   Reichenbach fil. ex Hooker fil. in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 89: t. 5362 (1863) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 470 (1892)
var. volonteanum Sander ex Rolfe in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 8: 66 (1890) Braem in Paphiopedilum: 147 (1988)  
var. volonteanum fma. sandowii Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, 36: 35-38 (1998) Gruss in Caesiana, 12: 63 (1999) albino form
inamorii Cribb & Lamb in Malesian Orchid Journal, 8: 40 (2011)    
javanicum   Reinwardt ex Lindley in Paxton's Flower Garden, 1: 38 (1850) Pfitzer in Pringsheim, Jahrbcher fur wissenschaftliche Botanik, 19:165 (1888)
var. virens Reichenbach fil. in Botanische Zeitung, 21: 128 (1863) Veitch in A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants, 4: 35 (1889)
fma. nymphenburgianum Roeth & Gruss in Die Orchidee, 48(1): 8-10 (1997) Cribb in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 2nd Edition: 371 (1998) albino form
lawrenceanum   Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 10: 748 (1878) Pfitzer in Pringsheim, Jahrbcher fur wissenschaftliche Botanik, 19:164 (1888)
fma. hyeanum Linden fil. & Rodigas in Lindenia, 1:89, plate 42 (1885) Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana, No. 12: 57-65 (1999) albino form
mastersianum Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 12: 102 (1879) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 477 (1892)
mohrianum Braem in Orchid Digest, 53(2): 72-75 (1989)  
papuanum Ridley ex Rendle in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 58: 131 (1915) L.O. Williams in Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard University, 12(5): 149 (1946)
parnatanum Cavestro in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, reimpr., 38: 30 (1999)    
purpuratum   Lindley in Edward's Botanical Register, 23: t. 1991 (1837) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 481 (1892)
fma. album O.Gruss & Koopowitz in Orchid Digest 72: 130 (2008)    
robinsonianum Cavestro in Rhone - Alpes Orchidees, prepr. 52: 14 (2014 publ. 2013)  
sangii Braem in Die Orchidee, 38(4): 169-172 (1987)  
schoseri Braem & Mohr in Schlechteriana, Fascicle 2: 15-22 (1988)  
sugiyamanum Cavestro in Rhone - Alpes Orchidees, 27: 3 (2001)    
sukhakulii   Schoser & Senghas in Die Orchidee, 16: 109-110 (1965)  
fma. aureum Van Delden ex Gruss in Die Orchidee, Beiheft 6: 15-16 (1999)   albino form
superbiens Reichenbach fil. in Bonplandia, 3: 227 (1855) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 487 (1892)
tonsum   Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 20: 262 (1883) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 488 (1892)
var. braemii Mohr in Orchideeen, 51(6): 175-176 (1989) Gruss in Caesiana, 3: 27 (1994)  
fma. alboviride Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, No. 36: 35-38 (1998)   albino form
urbanianum   Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 45(4): 131 (1981)  
fma. alboviride Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, No. 36: 35-38 (1998)   albino form
venustum   Wallich ex Sims in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 47: t. 2129 (1820) Pfitzer in Pringsheim, Jahrbcher fur wissenschaftliche Botanik, 19:163 (1888)
fma. measuresianum auct. in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 14: 756 (1893) Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, 36: 35 (1998) albino form
fma. pardinum Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, original series, 29: 554 (1869) Braem in Braem et al., The Genus Paphiopedilum, 2: 274 (1999) color form
violascens Schlechter in Fedde, Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis, Beihefte, 1: 2-3 (1914)  
wardii   Summerhayes in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 92: 446 (1932)  
fma. alboviride Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 49(3): 141-143 (1998) Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, 36: 35-38 (1998) albino form
wentworthianum Schoser & Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 32(9): 282-285 (1968)  
Polyantha adductum   Asher in Orchid Digest, 47(6): 213-236 (1983)  
var. anitum Golamco in WalingWaling Review, 6(2): 9-14 (1998) Koopowitz in Orchid Digest, 64(4): 155-179 (2000)
dianthum   Tang & Wang in Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping, Biological series, 10: 24 (1940)  
fma. album hort. ex Gruss in Die Orchidee, 54(1): 63 (2003)   albino form
gigantifolium Braem, Baker & Baker in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, No. 30: 5-12 (1997)  
haynaldianum   Reichenbach fil. in Xenia Orchidacea, 2: 222-223 (1874) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 470 (1892)
fma. album Asher ex O.Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 51: 749 (2000)   albino form
intaniae Cavestro in Rhone - Alpes Orchidees, reimpr., 25: 5 (2000)    
kolopakingii   Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 48(1): 41 (1984)    
fma. katherinae Koopowitz in Orchid Digest 71: 137 (2007)   albino form
lowii   Lindley in Gardener's Chronicle, original series, 7: 765 (1847) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 476 (1892)
fma. aureum Cribb in Orchid Review, 98: 109 (1990) Cribb in Slipper Orchids of Borneo, 73 (1997) albino form
var. lynniae Garay in Lindleyana, 11: 232-233 (1996) Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 48(2): 72 (1997)
var. richardianum Asher & Beaman in Orchid Digest, 52(2): 61-62 (1988) Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 45(5): Back of cover (1994)
ooii Koopowitz in Orchid Digest, 63(2): 106-107 (1999)  
parishii  Reichenbach fil. in Flora oder allgemeine botanische zeitung, 52: 322 (1869) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 479 (1892)
philippinense   Reichenbach fil. in Bonplandia, 10: 335 (1862) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 480 (1892)
var. roebbelenii Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 20: 684 (1883) Cribb in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 111 (1987)
fma. alboflavum Gruss in Die Orchidee, 51(3): 354-355 (2000)   albino form
platyphyllum Yukawa ex Gruss in Die Orchidee, 52(1): 84-87 (2001)  
praestans Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 26: 776 (1886) Pfitzer in Engler, Botanische Jahrbucher, 19: 41 (1894)
randsii Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 33(10): 321-322 (1969)  
rothschildianum Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 3: 457 (1888) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 482 (1892)
sanderianum Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 25: 554 (1886) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 482 (1892)
stonei   Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 88: t. 5349 (1862) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 487 (1892)
fma. alboflavum Gruss & Koopowitz in Orchid Digest, 72: 133 (2008)    
supardii Braem & Loeb in Die Orchidee, 36(4): 142-143 (1985)  
wilhelminiae Williams in American Orchid Society Bulletin, 10(5): 373-375 (1942)  
 
Cochlopetalum chamberlainianum   Sander in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 11: 194 (1892) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 461 (1892)
var. kalinae Braem in Orchis (Italy), No. 93: 18-23 (1995) ?  
glaucophyllum  Smith in Bulletin de l'Institut Botanique de Buitenzorg, 7:1 (1900)  
liemianum Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 33(2): 55 (1971) Karasawa & Saito in Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden, No. 5:57 (1982)
moquetteanum   Smith in Teysmannia, 17: 28-32 (1906) Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 44(4): 133 (1980)
fma. flavoviride Braem in Australian Orchid Review, 66(1): 4-16 (2001) Braem in Paphiopedilum, 419 (2003) albino form
primulinum   Wood & Taylor in Orchid Review, 81(955): 220 (1973)   albino form
fma. purpurascens Wood in Orchid Review, 84(995): 133-143 (1976) Peeters & Braem in Paphiopedilum, 408 (2003) colored form
victoria-mariae Sander ex Masters in Orchid Review, 4: 110 (1896) Rolfe in Orchid Review, 3(35): 364-367 (1896)
 
Megastaminodium canhii Averyanov & Gruss in Turczaninowia, 13(2): 92,94 (2010)    
rungsuriyanum Gruss, Rungruang, Chaisuriyakul & Dionisio in OrchideenJournal, 21: 4 (2014)    

Natural Hybrids

Taxon Parent Species Original Description Transferred to Current Status
x areeanum barbigerum x villosum Gruss in Die Orchidee, 52: 645 (2001)  
x aspersum barbigerum x henryanum Averyanov in Komarovia, 2: 17 (2002)  
x burbidgei dayanum x javanicum var. virens Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 16: 38 (1881) Pfitzer in Engler, Botanische Jahrbucher, 19: 40 (1894)
x cribbii appletonianum x villosum Averyanov in Orchids, 75(6): 457-461 (2006)  
x dalatense callosum x villosum var. annamense Averyanov in Komarovia, 2: 92 (2002)  
x expansum hennisianum x philippinense Atwood in Orchid Review, 97(1148): 183 (1989)  
x fanaticum malipoense x micranthum Koopowitz & Hasegawa in Orchid Advocate, 18: 50 (1992)  
x frankeanum superbiens x tonsum Rolfe in Orchid Review, 16: 29 (1908)  
x glanzii emersonii x micranthum Gruss & Perner in Die Orchidee, 57: 315 (2006)  
x grussianum hirsutissimum x villosum Hua in Die Orchidee, 49: 180 (1998)  
x huangrongshuanum dianthum x gratrixianum Petchleung & Gruss in Die Orchidee, 60: 54 (2009)  
x kimballianum dayanum x rothschildianum Reichenbach fil. in Lindenia, 2: 42 (1886) Rolfe in Orchid Review. 4: 366 (1896)
x littleanum dayanum x lawrenceanum Rolfe in Orchid Review, 3: 209-210 (1895) Rolfe in Orchid Review. 4: 366 (1896)
x lushuiense spicerianum x villosum Liu & Chen in The Genus Paphiopedilum in China, 216 (2009)  
x mattesii barbatum x bullenianum Pittenauer ex Roeth & Gruss in Die Orchidee, 47: 131 (1996)  
x nitens insigne x villosum Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 9: 398 (1878) Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 478 (1892)
x petchleungianum dianthum x villosum Gruss in Die Orchidee, 52: 398 (2001)  
x powellii callosum x exul Christenson in Orchid Digest, 59(3): 112-113 (1995)  
x pradhanii fairrieanum x venustum Pradhan in Indian Orchids: A Guide to Identification and Culture, 2: 675 (1979)  
x sanjiangianum barbigerum x dianthum Petchleung & Gruss in Die Orchidee, 60: 263 (2009)  
x schlechterianum callosum x wardii Gruss in Die Orchidee, 64: 19 (2013)  
x shipwayae dayanum x hookerae Rolfe in Orchid Review, 6: 338 (1898)  
x siamense appletonianum x callosum Rolfe in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 7: 161 (1890) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 4: 366 (1896)
x sinovillosum henryanum x villosum Liu & Chen in Journal of South China Agricultural University, 25(4): 123 (2004)  
x spicerovenustum spicerianum x venustum Pradhan in Indian Orchids: A Guide to Identification and Culture, 2: 676 (1979)  
x undulatum ? Liu & Chen in The Genus Paphiopedilum in China, 223 (2009)  
x venustoinsigne insigne x venustum Pradhan in Indian Orchids: A Guide to Identification and Culture, 2: 676 (1979)  
x vietenryanum gratrixianum x henryanum Gruss & Petchleung in Die Orchidee, 53: 221 (2002)  
x wenshanense bellatulum x concolor Liu & Zang in Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 22(4): 390-94 (2000)  
x wenshanense fma. album bellatulum x concolor Gruss & Petchleung in Die Orchidee, 53(3): 383 (2002)  
x wuliangshanicum gratrixianum x stenolomum Liu, Gruss, & Chen in Die Orchidee, 62: 190 (2011)  
x yingjiangense spicerianum x wardii Liu & Chen in Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 29(3): 289 (2007)  

Synonyms

Invalid Taxon Valid Taxon Original Description
Paph. aestivum P. purpuratum Liu & Zhang in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 39(6): 568-570 (2001)
Paph. affine P. gratrixianum De Wildeman in La Tribune Horticle, 1: 57 (1906)
Cyp. albomarginatum P. insigne Van Geert in Nursery Catalog (Auguste Van Geert), 83: 11 (1882)
Paph. amabile P. bullenianum Hallier fil. in Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indie, 54: 450-452 (1895)
Paph. ang-thong P. godefroyae Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 41: 117 (1977)
Paph. angustatum P. malipoense var. jackii Liu & Chen in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 38(5): 464 (2000)
Paph. angustifolium P. appletonianum Guo & Liu in Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 24(5): 554 (2002)
Paph. appletonianum var. immaculatum P. appletonianum Braem in Paphiopedilum, 151 (1988)
Paph. arainianum P. dianthum Petchleung in Die Orchidee, (Hamburg) 60: 436 (2009)
Paph. armeniacum var. parviflorum P. armeniacum Liu & Zhang in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 39(5): 459-460 (2001)
Paph. armeniacum var. undulatum P. armeniacum Liu & Zhang in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 39(5): 455-458 (2001)
Cyp. assamicum P. fairrieanum Linden ex Koch & Fintelm. in Wochenschrift fur Gartnerei und Pflanzenkunde, 1: 170 (1858)
Paph. ayubii P. gigantifolium hort. ex Parnata in Australian Orchid Review, 62 (4): 9-10 (1997)
Paph. baccanum P. schoseri Schoser in Proceedings of the 9th World Orchid Conference, 38 (1980)
Cyp. barbatum var. superbum P. superbiens Morren in Belgique Horticole, 33: 97 (1883)
Cyp. barbatum var. veitchii P. superbiens Van Houtte in Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe, 2nd series, 4:161, t. 1453 (1861)
Cyp. barbatum var. warnerianum P. callosum Moore in Warner, Select Orchidaceous Plants, 3rd series, t. 11 (1877-1891)
Paph. barbigerum var. lockianum P. coccineum Averyanov in Komarovia, 2: 11 (2002)
Paph. bellatulum fma. chlorophyllum P. bellatulum Perner in Die Orchidee, 63: 427 (2012)
Paph. x beyrodtianum ? Guillaumin in Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de France, 71: 548-558 (1924)
Cyp. biflorum P. barbatum Williams in Orchid Grower's Manual, 2nd endition, 85 (1862)
Paph. birkii P. callosum hort.
Paph. bodegomii P. praestans hort.
Paph. bougainvilleanum var. saskianum P. bougainvilleanum Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 50: 534 (1999)
Cyp. boxallii var. atratum P. villosum var. boxallii Masters in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 1: 210, fig. 47 (1887)
Paph. brevilabium P. wardii Liu & Zhang in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 39(6): 562-567 (2001)
Paph. burmanicum P. wardii Zhang & Liu in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 39(6): 562-567 (2001)
Paph. callosum var. angustisepala P. callosum Guillaumin in Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de France, 71: 548-558 (1924)
Cyp. callosum var. sanderae P. callosum fma. viridiflorum hort. in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 15: 663 (1894)
Paph. canhii var. funingense P. canhii Liu & Chen in Die Orchidee, 64: 320 (2013)
Cyp. cannartianum P. philippinense var. roebbelenii Linden fil. in Lindenia, 3: 93 (plate 141) (1887)
Paph. caobangense P. tranlienianum Tich in Hoa Canh, 1:14 (1999)
Paph. ceramensis P. bullenianum var. celebesense Birk in The Paphiopedilum Grower's Manual, (1983)
Paph. cerveranum P. appletonianum Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, 38: 28-30 (1999)
Paph. chamberlainianum var. flavescens P. primulinum fma. purpurascens Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 37: 104 (1973)
Paph. chamberlainianum var. flavum P. primulinum Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 37: 104 (1973)
Paph. chamberlainianum var. latifolium P. chamberlainianum Schltr., Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 104: 3 (1911)
Cyp. chantinii P. insigne auct. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 18: 750 (1882)
Paph. chaoi P. henryanum Hua in Die Orchidee, 50(5): 495 (1999)
Paph. concolor var. album P. concolor fma. sulphurinum Braem in Paphiopedilum, 51 (1988)
Cyp. concolor var. chlorophyllum P. concolor Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 26: 294 (1886)
Paph. concolor var. dahuaense P. concolor Liu & Zang in Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 22(4): 390-94 (2000)
Paph. concolor var. immaculatum P. concolor fma. sulphurinum Liu & Zang in Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 22(4): 390-94 (2000)
Cyp. concolor var. reynieri P. concolor Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 25: 362 (1886)
Paph. cornuatum P. villosum Liu, Gruss & Chen in Die Orchidee, 62: 275 (2011)
Cyp. crawshayae P. charlesworthii O'Brien in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 23: 18 (1898)
Cyp. cruciforme P. lowii Zoll. & Moritzi in De Vriese, Illustrations d'Orchidees des Indes orientales, t. 6 (1854)
Cyp. crossii P. callosum Morren in Belgique Horticole, 15: 226, t. 17 (1865) and in Belgique Horticole, 33: 96-98, t. 7 (1883)
Paph. delenatii fma. lutescens P. delenatii Grell & Gunzenh. in Orchid Review, 118: 160 (2010)
Paph. delicatum P. helenae Liu & Zhang in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 39(1): 78 (2001)
Paph. denisii P. wentworthianum Schoser in Die Orchidee, 22(4): 140-144 (1971)
Paph. denissimum P. villosum Liu & Chen in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 40(3): 283-285 (2002)
Paph. devogeli P. supardii Schoser & Van Deelder ex Schoser in Proceedings of the 9th World Orchid Conference, (1980)
Cyp. dilectum P. villosum var. boxallii Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 3: 330-331 (1888)
Paph. dixlerianum P. sukhakulii Braem & Chiron in Richardiana, 1(4): 135-139 (2001)
Paph. dollii P. henryanum Lueckel in Die Orchidee, 33 (5): 266-268 (1987)
Cyp. elliottianum P. rothschildianum O'Brien in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 4: 501 (1888)
Cyp. ernestianum P. dayanum Castle in Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening, 3rd series, 14: 375-377 (1887)
Cyp. exul var. auranticum P. exul Linden fil. in Lindenia, 16: 55 (plate 746) (1900)
Paph. fairrieanum var. flavum P. fairrieanum fma. bohlmannianum hort. ex Pradhan in Orchid Digest, 42(4): 151-58 (1978)
Paph. fairrieanum var. giganteum P. fairrieanum Pradhan in Indian Orchids: A Guide to Identification and Culture, 2: 674 (1979)
Paph. fairrieanum var. nigrescens P. fairrieanum Pradhan in Indian Orchids: A Guide to Identification and Culture, 2: 674 (1979)
Cyp. foerstermanni P. sanderianum hort.
Paph. fowliei var. sangianum P. fowliei Braem in Schlechteriana, 4: 52 (1993)
Paph. fumi P. platyphyllum hort.
Cyp. gardineri ? P. glanduliferum complex Guillemard in The Cruise of the Marchesa, 2: 309-310 (1886)
Cyp. glanduliferum ? P. glanduliferum complex Blume in Rumphia 4: 56, t. 195 & 198 (1848)
Paph. globulosum P. micranthum Liu & Chen in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 40(4): 364-370 (2002)
Paph. gratrixianum var. cangyuanense P. gratrixianum Liu & Chen in Die Orchidee, 61: 283 (2010)
Paph. gratrixianum var. christensonianum P. gratrixianum Perner & Koopowitz in Orchids, 82: 681 (2013)
Paph. gratrixianum var. daoense P. gratrixianum Averyanov in Orchid Review, 110: 287 (2002)
Paph. x grussii P. x nitens Shaw in Orchid Review, 120(1297, Suppl.): 16 (2012)
Paph. guangdongense P. gratrixianum Liu & Chen in Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 48: 350-355 (2010)
Paph. helenae var. peschutteri P. helenae Roeth in Die Orchidee, 61: 352 (2010)
Paph. hiepii P. malipoense var. jackii Averyanov in Orchids, 67(3): 260-263 (1998)
Paph. hilmari P. vietnamense Sengas & Schettler in Journal fur den Orchideenfreund, 6(1): 4 (1999)
Paph. x holdenii ? Mey. in Gartenflora, 83: 93 (1934)
Paph. huonglanae P. emersonii Tich in Hoa Canh, 3:10-11 (1998)
Cyp. insigne var. amesianum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, ed. 2: 239 (1898)
Cyp. insigne var. amoenum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 57 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. aureoalbum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, ed. 2: 240 (1898)
Cyp. insigne var. biflorum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 58 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. chantinii P. insigne Rolfe in Revue Horticole, 37: 429 (1866)
Cyp. insigne var. colosianum P. insigne Herrington in Garden and Forest, 10: 5 (1897)
Cyp. insigne var. cypheri P. insigne Van Geert in Nursery Catalog (Auguste Van Geert), 1889-1890: 8 (1882)
Cyp. insigne var. duvali P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, ed. 2: 245-246 (1898)
Cyp. insigne var. elegantissimum P. insigne Pucci in Cypripedium, 113 (1891)
Cyp. insigne var. eyermannianum P. insigne Herrington in Garden and Forest, 10: 5 (1897)
Cyp. insigne var. forstermanii P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 58-59 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. giganteum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, ed. 2: 249 (1898)
Cyp. insigne var. gracile P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 59 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. holzhausenianum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, ed. 2: 251-252 (1898)
Cyp. insigne var. kimballianum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 60 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. luciani P. insigne fma. sanderianum Cogniaux in Lindenia, 11: plate 505 (1895)
Cyp. insigne var. madouxianum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, ed. 2: 256-257 (1898)
Cyp. insigne var. maulei P. insigne Moore in Floric. Mag. & Misc. Gard., t. 57 (1861)
Cyp. insigne var. maulei-superbum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, ed. 2: 257-258 (1898)
Cyp. insigne var. maximum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 61 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. moensii P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 61-62 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. mooreanum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 62 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. nilsonii P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 62-63 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. pynaertii P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, ed. 2: 263 (1898)
Cyp. insigne var. rubrum-maculatum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 63 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. rubrum-marginatum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 63 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. speciosum P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, ed. 2: 267 (1898)
Cyp. insigne var. sylhetense P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 64 (1888)
Cyp. insigne var. tresederi P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, ed. 2: 269 (1898)
Cyp. insigne var. veitchianum P. insigne ? in Journal de la Societe centrale d'horticulture de France, series 2, 8: 589 (1874)
Cyp. insigne var. wallacei P. insigne Desbois in Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium. Monographie, 64 (1888)
Paph. josianae P. concolor var. longipetalum Braem & Nimpoosri in Richardiana, 14: 187 (2014)
Cyp. laevigatum P. philippinense Bateman in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 91: t. 5508 (1865)
Cyp. lawrenceanum var. viride P. lawrenceanum fma. hyeanum Linden fil. in Lindenia, 12: plate 546 (1896)
Paph. liltii P. primulinum fma. purpurascens hort.
Paph. linii P. bullenianum Schoser in Die Orchidee, 17(3): 177-181 (1966)
Paph. macfarlanei P. insigne Mey. in Gartenflora, 83: 93 (1934)
Paph. macranthum P. villosum Liu & Chen in Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 24: 712 (2002)
Paph. malipoense fma. tonnianum P. malipoense Roeth in Die Orchidee, 51: 561 (2000)
Paph. markianum P. tigrinum Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 54(3): 124-127 (1990)
Paph. micranthum var. albo-flavum P. micranthum fma. glanzeanum Braem in Leaflets of the Schlechter Institue, 1: 3-4 (1994)
Paph. micranthum subsp. eburneum P. micranthum Fowlie in Orchid Digest 57: 186 (1993)
Paph. micranthum var. oblatum P. micranthum Liu & Chen in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 40(4): 364-370 (2002)
Paph. microchilum P. wardii Liu & Chen in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 39(2): 156 (2001)
Paph. mirabile P. vietnamense Cavestro & Chiron in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, No. 38: 31-34 (1999)
Cyp. miteaunum P. ciliolare Linden fil. & Rodigas in Lindenia, 4: 7 (plate 146) (1888)
Cyp. moensianum P. argus hort. in Lindenia, 3: 69 (plate 129) (1887)
Paph. multifolium P. wardii Liu & Yong Zhang in Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 24(2): 191 (2002)
Cyp. neo-guineense P. rothschildianum Linden in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 3: 505 (1888)
Cyp. nicholsonianum P. rothschildianum auct. in Orchid Review, 1: 373 (1893)
Cyp. nigritum P. barbatum Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 18: 102 (1882)
Paph. papuanum fma. alexejianum P. papuanum  Gruss in Die Orchidee, 64: 44 (2013)
Cyp. pereirae P. niveum Ridley in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 55: 326 (1914)
Cyp. petri P. dayanum Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 13: 680-681 (1880)
Paph. philippinense fma. album P. philippinense fma. alboflavum Valmayor & Tiu in Valmayor, Orchidiana Philippiniana, 1: 262 (1984)
Paph. philippinense var. compactum P. philippinense Gruss, Roellke & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 59: 318 (2008)
Cyp. pitcherianum P. argus Manda in American Florist, 3: 178 (1887)
Cyp. platytaenium P. stonei Reichenbach fil. in Gardener's Chronicle, new series, 14: 134 (1880)
Cyp. poyntzianum P. appletonianum O'Brien in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 15: 36 (1894)
Paph. praestans var. bicornutum P. wilhelminiae Gruss in Die Orchidee, 65: 22 (2014)
Cyp. praestans var. kimballianum P. praestans Linden fil. & Rodigas in Lindenia, 6: plate 249 (1890)
Paph. puberlum P. appletonianum Lei & Yong Zhang in Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 24(3): 309 (2002)
Paph. purpurascens P. javanicum var. virens Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 38: 153-157 (1974)
Paph. qingyongii ? P. venustum Liu & Chen in Die Orchidee, 61: 281 (2010)
Paph. reflexum P. callosum hort. ex Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 482 (1892)
Paph. regnieri P. callosum hort. ex Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 457 (1892)
Paph. rhizomatosum P. x areeanum Chen & Liu in Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research, 20: 12 (2002)
Cyp. robinsonii P. bullenianum Ridley in Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums, 6: 183-184 (1915)
Paph. robinsonii fma. viride P. appletonianum fma. album Braem in Orchidees. Culture et Protection, 36: 36 (1998)
Paph. saccopetalum P. hirsutissimum Hua in Die Orchidee, 49(1): 38-39 (1998)
Paph. sangii var. ayubianum P. sangii Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 57: 62 (2006)
Cyp. schmidtianum P. callosum Kraenzlin in Botanisk Tidsskrift, 24: 13 (1901)
Paph. singchii P. hangianum Liu & Zhang in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 38(5): 468 (2000)
Cyp. sinicum P. purpuratum Hance ex Reichenbach fil. in Walpers, Annales botanices systematicae, 3: 602-603 (1853)
Paph. spicerianum fma. burkhardii P. spicerianum Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 61: 135 (2010)
Paph. sriwaniae P. argus Koopwitz in American Orchid Society Bulletin, 60(8): 781-784 (1991)
Paph. stenolomum ? Liu, Gruss & Chen in Die Orchidee, 62: 190 (2011)
Paph. stonei var. latifolium P. platyphyllum hort.
Cyp. stonei var. platytaenium P. stonei hort.
Paph. stonei subsp. stictopetalum P. stonei Wood in Orchid Review, 85: 157 (1977)
Paph. striatum P. praestans Clements & Jones in Lasianthera, 1(1): 2-5 (1996)
Paph. sugiyamii P. platyphyllum hort.
Paph. thailandense P. callosum hort.
Paph. tigrinum fma. huberae P. tigrinum Koopowitz in Die Orchidee, 53: 518 (2002)
Cyp. tonkinense P. concolor Linden in Lindenia, 2: 61-62, plate 77 (1886)
Paph. topperi P. kolopakingii Braem & Mohr in Schlechteriana, fascicle 2: 15-22 (1988)
Paph. tortipetalum P. bullenianum Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 49(4): 153-156 (1985)
Paph. tranlienianum var. saxosum P. tranlienianum Xu & Ouyang in Journal of South China Agricultural University, 26(1): 123 (2005)
Paph. tridentatum P. appletonianum Chen & Liu in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 39(5): 455-458 (2001)
Paph. x trantuanii P. x aspersum Gogniat & Loubr. in Swiss Orchid Society Bulletin, 1: 2 (2008)
Paph. usitanum P. parnatanum Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 50: 4 (1999)
Cyp. veitchianum P. superbiens hort. ex Lemaire in L'Illustration Horticole, 12: tab. 429 (1865)
Paph. venustum var. bhutanensis P. venustum Pradhan in Indian Orchids: A Guide to Identification and Culture, 2: 675 (1979)
Paph. venustum var. rubrum P. venustum Pradhan in Indian Orchids: A Guide to Identification and Culture, 2: 675 (1979)
Paph. venustum var. teestanensis P. venustum Pradhan in Indian Orchids: A Guide to Identification and Culture, 2: 675 (1979)
Cyp. vernayi P. wardii Kingdon-Ward in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 104: 458 (1938)
Cyp. victoria-regina P. chamberlainianum Sander in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 11: 194 (1892)
Paph. villosum var. fuscoroseum P. villosum Averyanov in Komarovia, 2: 17 (2002)
Paph. villosum var. fuscoviride P. villosum Averyanov in Komarovia, 2: 17 (2002)
Paph. violascens var. gautierense P. violascens Smith in Nova Guinea, 12: 175-176 (1915)
Cyp. waltersianum P. appletonianum Kraenzlin in Desbois, Cypripedium, Selenipedium, & Uropedium. Monographie, 477 (1898)
Paph. wardii fma. ying-xiangii P. wardii Liu & Zhao in Die Orchidee, 58: 119 (2007)
Cyp. warnerianum P. barbatum Reichenbach fil. ex Wittm. in Berliner allgemeine Gartenzeitung, 375 (1883)
Cyp. wolterianum P. appletonianum Kraenzlin in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 17: 166 (1895)
Paph. x yunnanicum P. x cribbii Liu & Chen in The Genus Paphiopedilum in China, 228 (2009)
Paph. zieckianum P. papuanum Schoser in Die Orchidee, 18(1): 1-7 (1967)

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